Word: shortness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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FlyBy sure hopes you’re not pulling all-nighters this early into reading period, but we guess it’s a short one, so we’ll gladly take the study breaks we can get -- especially if they’re offering food at our favorite price...
...time at The Crimson has consisted of writing reviews in exchange for playing cookie monster with free press tickets. B-town offers much in the way of aesthetic refinement, but all that classiness does get old after a while. Do it one too many times, and you find yourself short on plus-ones to the ballet...
...creators of modern vampire characters have succeeded in turning the genre on its head. However, they fail to mine the potentially rich soil of darker issues—the pain of being aware of one’s own death, the anguish of being transformed into a killer. In short, they ignore all the things that might make vampire characters actually interesting to anyone who isn’t a complete sucker for chiseled cheekbones or cheesy lines...
...Harvard women’s foil squad also made short work of Tufts, going 9-0 and finishing off its opponents in time to cheer on its teammates on the epee squad as they closed out their bouts. Senior Arielle Pensler started off the foil squad’s win streak with a victory in the opening match of the meet...
...what about President Obama's pledge to pass a measure that reins in the larger forces driving up health care costs? Or his vow that a reformed system would deliver more-efficient care, with better results for patients? That's where the legislation could fall well short of the promises...